
Introducing a New Economics
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With a firm commitment to theoretical, methodological and disciplinary pluralism, the renowned authors of this book challenge the current hegemony head-on. This unique textbook reflects a new ethos of economics education, highlighting sustainability and justice in its discussion of work, employment, power, capital, markets, money and debt.
This volume is a work of progressive, heterodox economics that will set the standard for years to come.
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'The only economics text that can help students make sense of today's world of ongoing economic and ecological crises' -- Steve Keen, author of Debunking Economics 'There will be an increasing demand for books like this' -- Richard Wilkinson, co-author of The Spirit Level This is excellent: a clear, comprehensive and alternative introduction to Economics. -- Carlos Oya, Reader in the Political Economy of Development, SOAS, University of LondonMore details
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Maria Alejandra Caporale Madi is a retired Professor at the Instituto de Economia, State University of Campinas, UNICAMP, Brazil. She is Assistant Editor of the International Journal of Pluralism and a member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Green Economics. She is co-author of Introducing a New Economics (Pluto, 2017).
Molly Scott Cato is Professor of Strategy and Sustainability at Roehampton University and is a Green Party Member of the European Parliament for the South West England electoral region. She is author of The Bioregional Economy (Routledge, 2012) and co-author of Introducing a New Economics (Pluto, 2017).
Content
Acknowledgements
Preface
1. Introducing Economics with a Judicious Mix of Pluralism, Sustainability and Justice
2. Knowledge and the Construction of Economic Models
3. Sustainability, Resources and the Environment
4. Power and the Distribution of Resources
5. Inequality, Poverty and Disempowerment
6. Livelihoods and Work
7. Unemployment and Employment
8. Money
9. Economic Value
10. Firms, Industries and Markets
11. Economic Democracy
12. Economic Governance
13. Consumption, Investment and Savings
14. Recessions and Financial Crises
15. Justice, Political Economy, Global Development and Governance
16. Trade, Exchange Rates and the Balance of Payments
17. Contemporary Global Economic and Financial Trends
18. Which Way Forward?
Bibliography
Subject Index
Author Index
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